HB 951 VA

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Board of Housing and Community Development; ad hoc committees. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to evaluate and vote on all proposals brought forth in an ad hoc committee convened by the Board to advise on proposed changes to statewide building and fire regulations during a regular meeting of the Board, including proposals for which the ad hoc committee did not reach a consensus.

• Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103569D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB951) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
14. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
15. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB951ER) · lower
23. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB951) · lower
26. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
27. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML